jews in the d Temple Emanu-El where you belong RabbiMatthewZerwekh’s ’s Installation Weekend Installation Shabbat service with Rabbi Ken Kantor of Hebrew Union College, followed by an oneg sponsored by Rabbi Zerwekh’s family SaturdayNovember3rd 9:30am Torah study with Rabbis Kanter and Zerwekh 10:30am Shabbat service, followed by kiddush ALEX SMITH/FACEBOOK FridayNovember2nd@7:00pm Senior Alexa Smith, a graphic arts student in U-M’s Stamps School of Art & Design, created her own image to counter the anti-Semitic depiction that offended her at a mandatory art lecture series. She spoke to U-M administrators about the university adopting the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition of anti-Semitism. continued from page 23 Come Celebrate with Us! Saturday Night An evening with Emmy Award-winning and Golden Globe-nominated writer, actress, and comedian Monica Piper 7:00 Hors d’oeuvres and wine, followed by Havdalah 8:30 Comedy performance Sponsorship Opportunities 9:30 Dessert afterglow include tickets and listing in the evening’s program. Tickets $100 per person r2NCVKPWO 4 tickets, reserved seats, brunch with the rabbi Purchase tickets or a sponsorship level by choosing the Installation Celebration Tickets link on the Temple’s website: emanuel-mich.org, LÞV>ˆ˜}Ì i“>ˆ˜œvwVi>Ì (248) 967-4020, or by emailing TempleFamily@emanuel-mich.org by October 29 r)QNF 4 tickets, reserved seats r5KNXGTVKEMGVU r$TQP\GVKEMGVU r$TCUUVKEMGVU Temple Emanu-El 14450 W. Ten Mile Road, Oak Park, MI 48237 of Nazis’ is an example of anti-Sem- itism. We could have avoided this mess if the university had a policy of teaching this definition to all pro- fessors and faculty. In the future, the university will have a guideline to draw a clear line between ‘provoca- tive’ and ‘hate speech.’” Anti-Defamation League Michigan Director Carolyn Normandin said her organization is at the ready to give students and Hillel the support they need and provide U-M admin- istrators and faculty with anti-bias training. “We are working on a model pol- icy that will be applicable to other universities,” Normandin said. “We praise the university’s censure of [Cheney-Lippold]. While a small number of professors and academic associations may support BDS, the movement has been roundly con- demned. “Until things [that happen in a lec- ture] are reported, we do not really know the extent of anti-Israel bias or anti-Semitism on campus. But what we do know is that these refusals [to write] letters of recommendation are the first manifestation of how profes- sors can put their personal political beliefs into practice. And this is very concerning to the ADL.” PARENTS, ALUMNI REACT Parents and alumni had mixed reac- tions to the administration’s state- ments and actions. While some were satisfied, others — many paying a high price tag for their children’s out- of-state tuition — felt the university did not go far enough. Regarding U-M President Mark Schlissel’s statements on the Stamps lecture given by former Black Panther Emory Douglas, Sherry Levine of Rye Brook, N.Y., whose son is a U-M student, said this is not a Jewish issue; it is an Sherry Levine issue of “allowing and excusing pure hatred” to fester. To her, Schlissel’s response to the Douglas lecture was weak. “Comparing any leader to Hitler should never be allowed,” Levine said. “Those ignorant on the subject will then take this misleading and inaccurate propaganda and think they are standing up for human rights. Expressing many different views and fighting for rights of all peoples is the kind of dialogue and expression that should happen on a college campus, but charging [the Israeli leader] and, therefore, Jews of genocide is very dangerous. Schlissel needs to take a stand and not make excuses. I’m frankly sick of apologiz- ing for my son’s school.” Alumna and parent Peri Kadanoff, also of Rye Brook, N.Y., did not mince words when she suggested that if professors still want to hold a per- continued on page 26 24 October 18 • 2018 jn